The Eternal Now
Purity of Heart
Reading and Affirmation for June
From the book The Beatitudes: Their Inner Meaning by Swami Kriyananda
The Eternal Now
Truth is one and eternal. Realize oneness with it in your deathless Self, within.
The following commentary is based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda.
“When will I find God?” Many devotees have asked this question. Because worldly goals require time, usually, for their fulfillment, we imagine time to be a factor on the spiritual path. And so it is, but only because we think it is! God is as much with us now as He will ever be. It is not He who needs to come to us: We need to come to Him! And that process of coming is a matter of transforming our self-perception.
In the Gospel of St. John, Chapter 4, Jesus Christ says:
Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? Behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.
There is a practical teaching in these words, apart from their statement that we have God already, and have only to realize that truth. Jesus is saying, “Lift up your eyes and look. . . .” To hold the eyes uplifted is the best position for meditation. For the seat of superconsciousness lies at a point midway between the eyebrows – in the frontal lobe of the brain just behind that point. This point is known also as the Christ center. By lifting up your eyes and concentrating there, you will find it easier to enter the state of ecstasy. That is why saints in every religion have often been observed, during states of deep inner communion, with their eyes uplifted, focused on the inner light – ”white,” as Jesus said, “already to harvest.”
The Bhagavad Gita goes further into this meditative teaching. In the sixth Chapter it states:
Holding the spine firm, the neck and head erect and motionless, let the yogi focus his eyes at the starting place of the nose [the point between the eyebrows]. Let not his gaze roam elsewhere.
In meditation, tell yourself: “I have Him already! I am alive forever in the Divine Light.”
Thus, through holy Scripture, God has spoken to mankind.
Whispers From Eternity
199. Endless thrills of delight
I attuned my life with Thine. Now my life has become a long, unbroken inspiration. Thy fountain of bliss refreshes and delights me night and day, whether I be wakeful, fast asleep, or dreaming fondly of Thee. Oh, what has become of me? Delight on overwhelming delight! Endless, indescribable thrills of divine delight spray unceasingly over me!
O aged nectar! Wine of centuries! I found Thee at last, and will taste of Thy sweetness forever, forever, forever!
Paramhansa Yogananda
Inspiration from the Rays of One Light
Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields;
John 4:35
We will take these meaningful words into our meditation together for deep reflection and contemplation. But firstly, we will listen to the beautiful Psalm of David, sung by Mary Kretzmann.
Psalm of David
Listen to the Psalm of David
Reflect, Meditate and Listen to Instrumental Music
Reflection from the Rays of the One Light
Peace Sangha
This week, I was inspired by the words from John 4:35
Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields;
Here is a poem I created called “I Will Always Stand by You”.
I Will Always Stand by You
Look deep into the eyes of the soul
See the external truth of now
Not with the eyes of the world
For they will only pull you down
His Light is my breath and my guide
Jesus said Lift up your eyes to the fields of Light
Where blessings bloom in the heart’s true sight
I have Him already
His love is my Divine guide
Forever I live in Him deep inside
The harvest is shining the promise is true
In the Divine Light
I will always stand by you
Forever pure and true
Aum Christ’s Love Amen
